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Plan of the northern section of Kahun, built during the reign of Senwosret II near modern el-Lahun. Includes: western quarter for workers; eastern quarter; officials' residences; Senwosret II's residence.
This mosaic "constituted the horizontal bar of the T-form design of a dining room, or hall (triclinium), facing the guests as they entered." (Excerpt, p. 12)
"To the left Pasiphae, wife of the king Minos of Crete, is shown seated on a low chair with [a] back and one armrest. She is draped in a tunic falling to her feet. The garment leaves the right part of her upper body naked and is held by a gold...
"Daedalus, identified by an inscription, is shown with his legs wide apart with the left foot [taking] a step in the same direction. He is dressed in a short tunic held over his left shoulder with a large clasp. The garment is adorned with...
This mosaic "decorated the vertical bar of the T-form figured composition of the dining room floor to which the mosaic of Pasiphae and Daedalus belonged. The thick swastika-meander band in perspective at the top was the partition between the...
The area outside these panels is covered with geometric mosaics of different patterns. (NOTE: For detailed descriptions of the individual mosaics, see the individual records for "Pasiphae and Daedalus" and "Triumph of Dionysus").
"This mosaic decorated the bottom of a shallow pool […]. The hole at its center belonged to a water jet. […] Its border consists of a band of twisted ribbon between plain bands. The emblema shows one of the popular episodes related to the...
1. Peristyle entrance 2. Polygonal atrium 3. Vestibule of the baths 4. Frigidarium 5. Piscina 6. Tepidarium and caldarium 7. Vestibule of the peristyle 8. Large peristyle with fountain 9. Covered walk of the Great Hunt 10. Basilican coenatio with...
